State of Iowa v. Dennis Duane Richards

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 10–0218 Filed January 13, 2012 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. DENNIS DUANE RICHARDS, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Mary Ann Brown, Judge. The State seeks further review of a court of appeals decision reversing the defendant’s convictions and sentence for second-degree murder and second-degree arson and remanding for a new trial. COURT OF APPEALS DECISION VACATED; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Nan Jennisch, Assistant Appellate…